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Re: lynx-dev Lynx error with metamail
From: |
Qingning Huo |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev Lynx error with metamail |
Date: |
Tue, 09 Jan 2001 13:51:58 +0000 |
Thanks for your kindly reply. I have found a workaround in old archives. Just
set environment TMPDIR or
LYNX_TEMP_SPACE before invoking lynx.
Thomas Dickey wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 10:06:39PM +0300, Leonid Pauzner wrote:
> > 8-Jan-2001 16:46 Qingning Huo wrote:
> > > And, in apache error_log I found:
> > > metamail: Can't open temporary file!
>
> lynx doesn't make this message since 2.8.3dev.10.
>
> > Run lynx with -trace flag and look into Lynx.trace file --
> > perhaps the temp path is not one you expect (apache could change TEMP
> > environment or so).
> > BTW, I am courious why lynx trying to open temp file in -dump mode?
> > it is in src/HTInit.c::PassesTest()
>
> it's been a while (2.8.2rel.1 is dated 1999-06-01),
> so it would be hard to guess (I advise updating lynx first).
>
> Klaus reworked much of the mailcap stuff, iirc, and others have made changes.
>
> > > I am using Apache/1.3.9, mod_perl/1.21, lynx 2.8.2rel.1, and metamail 2.7.
>
> --
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